Opera Choruses

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1Aida: “Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside”
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:55
2Faust : « Déposons les armes … Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux »
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor) and Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte IV. « Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux » (Chœur des soldats) (Soldier's Chorus)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte IV
recording of:
Faust : Acte IV. No. 22 Chœur des soldats « Déposons les armes ! » (Chœur, Valentin, Siebel)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
additional librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist)
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Faust : Acte IV
Charles‐François Gounod4:06
3Nabucco (Nabucodonosor): “Va, pensiero”
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
vocals:
Renato Cellini (conductor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor) and Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:57
4La Damnation de Faust, légende dramatique : H. 111 (Op. 24). « Dans mon cœur … Ha! Irimiru”
choir vocals:
Harvard Glee Club and Radcliffe Choral Society
tenor vocals:
David Poleri (tenor)
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Munch (conductor and violinist)
partial recording of:
La damnation de Faust, op. 24
composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer) (from 1845 until 1846)
premiered at:
Salle Favart (1840–1887, second home of Opéra‐Comique) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1846-12-06)
part of:
Catalogue of the Works of Hector Berlioz (number: H. 111)
Hector Berlioz7:07
5Carmen : « La cloche a sonné »
vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (in 1963)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1963)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 4 Chœur des cigarières « La cloche a sonné » (Les Jeunes Gens, les Soldats, les Cigarières) (in 1963)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:01
6Carmen : « Quant au douanier»
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mercédès]:
Geneviève Macaux (mezzo-soprano) (in 1963)
soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1963)
soprano vocals [Frasquita]:
Monique Linval (french soprano) (in 1963)
vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (in 1963)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1963)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. No. 21. « Quant au douanier, c'est notre affaire » (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen, Le Dancaïre, Le Remendado, Chœur) (in 1963)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
Georges Bizet3:21
7Carmen : « Les voici ! »
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (in 1963) and Wiener Sängerknaben (in 1963)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mercédès]:
Geneviève Macaux (mezzo-soprano) (in 1963)
soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1963)
soprano vocals [Frasquita]:
Monique Linval (french soprano) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1963)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès) (in 1963)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte IV
Georges Bizet3:55
8Il Trovatore: “Vedi! Le fosche notturne”
producer:
Mark Obert-Thorn (sound engineer)
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
vocals:
Renato Cellini (conductor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor) and Robert Shaw (conductor)
chorus master:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1952-02-21 until 1952-03-16)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:44
9Rigoletto: “Zitti, zitti”
choir vocals:
Coro della RCA Italiana
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. Coro “Zitti, zitti, moviamo a vendetta” (Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:46
10Lohengrin, WWV 75: “Treulich geführt“
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
vocals:
Renato Cellini (conductor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Scene I. “Treulich geführt ziehet dahin”
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner4:58
11Die Fledermaus, RV 503: “Brüderlein und Schwesterlein”
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
vocals:
Renato Cellini (conductor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II. Finale „Herr Chevalier, ich grüße Sie“ … „Brüderlein, Brüderlein und Schwesterlein“ (Eisenstein, Frank, Falke, Rosalinde, Adele, Chor, Orlofsky)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II
Johann Strauss3:59
12La Traviata: “Noi siamo zingarelle”
baritone vocals [Marchese]:
Thomas Jamerson (American baritone, voice teacher) (in 1967)
choir vocals:
Coro della RCA Italiana (in 1967)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Flora]:
Dorothy Krebill (mezzo-soprano) (in 1967)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1967)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (in 1967)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 2. “Noi siamo zingarelle” (Zingare, Flora, Marchese, Coro) (in 1967)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:53
13La Traviata: “Di Madride noi siam mattadori”
choir vocals:
Coro della RCA Italiana (in 1967)
tenor vocals [Gastone]:
Fernando Iacopucci (tenor) (in 1967)
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1967)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (in 1967)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 2. “Di Madride noi siam mattadori” (Gastone, Mattadori, Coro) (in 1967)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:39
14Mignon : « Au souffle léger du vent »
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
vocals:
Renato Cellini (conductor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
partial recording of:
Mignon
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
Ambroise Thomas2:56
15Cavalleria rusticana: “Gli aranci olezzano”
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
vocals:
Renato Cellini (conductor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: N°4. Coro d'introduzione “Gli aranci olezzano” (Peasant's Chorus)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni7:27
16Madama Butterfly: Coro a bocca chiusa
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:24